VIDEO: The coolest CG car vid you'll see today
We've seen plenty of car-related videos of our time, and we've posted on quite a few of them on Autoblog. The clips are usually informative, offer a sneak peak of a future product, or they're just plain funny, but one thing we've never done is showcase a reader's demo reel, until today. Why? Because after the jump is one of the sweetest home-grown car videos in the history of geeks playing with CGI software.
The video features a Chevrolet Camaro, a Ford Shelby Mustang, a Jeep Grand Cherokee and – wait for it – a Vaz 2107. The supposed theme of the video is that some spiked orb thing ascends down from above, shooting pure, Spider Man 3-like evil upon the four unsuspecting vehicles. Once the vehicles become infected with this black plague, they get all bad and dark and stuff. Then a Black Hawk flies into the picture just for the added cool and hangs out with the souped up, shiny black cars. It's all kind of Mad Hatter if you ask us, but it's also completely freaking cool. Hollywood production quality cool. Music and sound effects are outstanding as well. Nicely done, Pantural, whoever you are. Thanks to all who sent in tips!
[Source: Pantural via YouTube]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
POV 12:39PM (11/12/2009)
That is just amazing, the rendering, the camera work... Someone hire this guy for something, anything!
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ebleyes 1:25PM (11/12/2009)
From his youtube profile: he is an director-CG Artist- Actor from Baku Azerbaijan, and he did all this by himself.
Tourian 3:37PM (11/12/2009)
Yeah, its amazing. I saw the list of software he was using at the end, but I'm not familiar with all of it. What kind of computer does it take to do something like this? A Cray?
Eric Smith 3:57PM (11/12/2009)
Tourian:
No, judging that it took 110 days to render, I'm assuming he rendered it on a high-end home PC. If he had access to a rendering farm I'm sure it'd have taken longer.
/speculation
PiCASSO 6:30PM (11/12/2009)
Watching the "black" Camaro do it's thing gave me goose bumps. I watched that short scene over and over... I think it looked hot in black.
Oreck 11:02PM (11/12/2009)
The tag "10 ZZ 037" on the Lada Vaz 2107 is from Azerbaijan. Great job Tural.
Assass1n 12:41PM (11/12/2009)
Awesome vid, Michael Bay could learn a few tricks from this guy. BTW thats not a Black Hawk, its an AH-64 Apache.
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DJ_Swammi 1:18PM (11/12/2009)
Cut them some slack, this isn't ChopperBlog
cmalacon 12:42PM (11/12/2009)
Woah. That's creative! Cool vid!
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Artega 12:44PM (11/12/2009)
A.......VAZ???
At least it's the first russian car i've ever seen that look like it's actually going to drive anyway
and by the way: epic rendering
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Sea Urchin 1:11PM (11/12/2009)
Yes Russian, Nyet, Nyet, Duhhhhhh
fixitfixitstop 2:08PM (11/12/2009)
I like how the VAZ is in last place through most of this.
Bobmarley 2:23PM (11/12/2009)
"I like how the VAZ is in last place through most of this."
except for when they first take off at around 2:30...the Vaz pops a wheely! haha
David W. 12:45PM (11/12/2009)
Yeah, really cool, like watching ice cream melt. WTF is this doing on Autoblog?
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Seminole 1:12PM (11/12/2009)
I dunno, I guess because it has CARS in it?
Shiftright 6:09PM (11/12/2009)
Hmm, maybe you're in the wrong blog.
fmwso 11:57PM (11/12/2009)
You're really in the wrong blog then.
gezuvor 3:32PM (11/12/2009)
That is wicked. Go VAZ!!
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txteabag 12:50PM (11/12/2009)
"Sily"?
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Andrew 1:01PM (11/12/2009)
haha yeah all that amazing work and he can't even spell. its SILLY. two Ls.